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Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director

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Deploy Intelligent Switching

The Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director layers intelligent features onto a high-performance core to provide uncompromising:

High availability
Security
Scalability
Ease of management
Transparent integration of new technologies

Intermix Switching Modules

The Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director supports an intermix of 2-, 4-, and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules in the same chassis to provide unparalleled investment protection and advanced capabilities, letting you use any of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switching modules in this highly scalable system.

Featured Content

Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 4.1
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software powers Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches and is designed to create a strategic SAN platform with superior reliability, performance, and scalability.

Cisco MDS 9000 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Modules Overview(Flash)
Cisco MDS 8-Gbps Fibre Channel modules and Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS features and benefits overview.

Additional Resources

Product Literature

At-a-Glance

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules

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Brochures

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Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors: Redefining Data Center Scalability

(PDF - 190 KB)

Cisco MDS 9500 Series of Multilayer Directors

Case Studies

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Hospital Places Care of Mission-Critical Data on Cisco SAN

Kindred Healthcare Selects Cisco for New Data Center Storage Network

University Creates Flexible, Customized Data Storage Solution

Data Sheets

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module

Cisco MDS 9509 Series Data Sheet

Press Coverage

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Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director Switch wins NetworkWorld's Clear Choice Award

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White Papers

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Advanced SAN Design Using Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Investment Protection

High-Availability Storage Ntwks with Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors

Intelligent Traffic Services with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Modules

Miercom Report on Performance Tests for Cisco MDS 9509 and 9513

(PDF - 370 KB)

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